AJ Griffin the number 16 overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks is considering stepping away from basketball according to the Athletics Shams chirania Griffin was traded to the Houston Rockets this off season in a deal that sent number 43 overall pick Nicol adask to the Hawks according to trania both Griffin and the rockets are preparing for his departure from the game Griffin the son of former Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach Adrien Griffin was a standout High School Prospect he was ranked as the number 12 Prospect in his class by two through 47 Sports and attended Duke for a single season he averaged 10.4 points per game as duke made a run to the final four before losing to North Carolina he entered the NBA draft from there and landed in Atlanta his rookie season with the Hawks was promising he averaged 8.9 points per game and started 12 times he scored a career-high 24 points twice in his first two months in the NBA and all six of the games in which he scored 17 points or more came in November or December of 2022 his performance declined from there though and he only played 20 games in his second season in Houston he would have faced an uphill battle to earn minutes on a very crowded young roster AJ Griffin the number 16 overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks is considered considering stepping away from basketball according to the Athletics Shams karania Griffin was traded to the Houston Rockets this offseason in a deal that sent number 43 overall pick Nica durisic to the Hawks according to corania both Griffin and the rockets are preparing for his departure from the game Griffin the son of former Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach Adrien Griffin was a standout High School Prospect